jphii Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Anyone use cast iron for a heat deflector? I'm thinking of setting some kind of cast piece on a spider. I did it with a cheap pizza stone and the stone broke first time out. Cast is cheap too, like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckreef Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 It should work but you'll never keep it seasoned. You'll just have to resign to it rusting a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLOCKer Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Check out the offerings from Ceramic Grill Store. I've been using one of their stones as a deflector and it's been holding up great! That leaves the cast iron for me to use as a griddle or pizza "stone". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphii Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 15 hours ago, ckreef said: It should work but you'll never keep it seasoned. You'll just have to resign to it rusting a bit. I don't want to cook on it, and drippings should keep it from rusting. Ben S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphii Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share Posted November 8, 2016 13 hours ago, GLOCKer said: Check out the offerings from Ceramic Grill Store. I've been using one of their stones as a deflector and it's been holding up great! That leaves the cast iron for me to use as a griddle or pizza "stone". I almost bought one when I got a couple spiders. I had a 13" stone I used on the bottom grate that worked fine, but it was a $12 stone from Amazon and the first time on the spider down in the bowl was it. Never had a problem when it was on the bottom grate, matter of fact it broke clean into 2 pieces so I just put it back on the bottom grate. I might have to break down and get one from CGS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLOCKer Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Yeah, I have the 13" stone and it's doing great down there with the spider in the low configuration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Man Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I use this guy with the lava rock the grill came with. Raises first grate to felt gasket. Works great with just enough room around it. Was less then 50 bucks. It's a 16" bayou classic cast iron skillet. Got it on Amazon. It will also rest on the firebox but I didn't want to put cast iron right on the ceramics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben S Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 On 11/8/2016 at 8:27 AM, jphii said: I don't want to cook on it, and drippings should keep it from rusting. The underside exposed to charcoal will get very hot and not be protected from rusting. That being said a 1/4 inch piece of CI will take a long time to rust through. I bet you will get a fair lifespan /$$ spent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphii Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Looks good, I like it. I can do my turkey gravy in it too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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